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Need a Particular Atwater Record?
Choose the record path that matches the question, then contact the named custodian rather than treating a search result as a certified answer:
- Who owns or appears along a street: use the Atwater street directory
- Old volumes and past households: use the Atwater city directory collections
- One named person: use the Atwater resident lookup workflow
- Custodian orientation: start with Atwater resident records offices
- Offline city records: send a California Public Records Act request to the responsible office
Atwater City Clerk: Administration Building, 1160 Fifth Street, Atwater, CA 95301. The clerk's line is 209-357-6241 and the city main line is 209-357-6300. Official hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The city's CPRA route accepts a downloadable request form by email at cityclerk@atwater.org.
Merced County records: the Assessor-Clerk-Recorder is at 2222 M Street, Merced, CA 95340. The Recorder line is 209-385-7627; the Assessor line is 209-385-7631. RecorderWorks handles the online index from 1963 forward, while earlier official records require an office search.